library (usu. single-room); small library
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
casting pearls before swine
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
murder; homicide; manslaughter
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
desperately; for one's dear life
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to finger; to tamper (with)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
simultaneous; all at once
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
starting point; starting line
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
warmly; cordially; with tender care